Gender Differences in Patients with Prolactinoma: Single-center Ukrainian Experience.

Introduction: Prolactinomas are the most common type of pituitary gland tumors that secrete overly prolactin. They account for approximately 60% of all hormone-secreting hypophysis tumors.

Aim: This study aims to analyze gender differences in patients with prolactinomas who were operated on transsphenoidal surgery and conduct a single-center retrospective analysis of patient data.

Prognostic factors for surgical treatment of prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas.

Introduction: Usually, prolactinomas are treated with dopamine agonists (DA). Surgery is considered an option when the patient cannot bear or does not respond positively to DA therapy.

Aim: This study aims to determine the early and late outcomes of surgery, with particular emphasis on developing prognostic factors for surgical treatment and analyzing risk factors affecting the recurrence of hyperprolactinemia and prolactinoma.

[An associations of possible genetic risk markers for Internet addiction with childhood trauma experience and personality traits in young adults : preliminary results].

Objective: To study was to test an associations of the preliminary genetic risk markers for Internet addiction (IA) with clinical, psychological and personality characteristics, taking into account the childhood traumatic experience, in 44 IA persons compared with 120 healthy individuals.

Material And Methods: The study included 164 participants: 44 individuals with IZ (group IZ), male and female, aged 16 to 30 years in the absence of diagnoses of mental health problems. diseases from rubrics F00-09 and F20-29 (ICD-10) and 120 healthy (control group).

[Clinical and psychological features of people with internet dependence: experience of a pilot study].

Objective: The prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) is growing steadily, especially among the younger generation. The purpose of this multicenter study was to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics, clinical varieties, and profile of psychopathological symptoms of mental disorders in patients with IA.

Material And Methods: The study included 2 groups: the main group consisted of 44 people, aged 16 to 34 years, average age 22.

Tuberculum sellae meningioma surgery: visual outcomes and surgical aspects of contralateral approach.

The main purpose of surgery for tuberculum sellae meningioma (TSM) is the improvement and/or stabilization of patients' visual function. Options for the side of lateral approaches usually were restricted for nondominant right-sided craniotomy or to the side of impaired vision (ipsilateral approaches). Although the safety and effectiveness of ipsilateral transcranial approach was proved, there are some doubts and discussions about the contralateral craniotomy.